Brussels vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$3437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	96	77
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	196K	936K

The cost of living in Brussels is 17% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1872nd and 911th ($2065 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Israel, respectively. Check Belgium vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 99th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Jerusalem

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	Brussels	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$27069

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761